Senior TypeScript Backend Engineer

13 hours ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kake Full-time

Build scalable backend systems with TypeScript at Kake, a remote-first global community of senior engineers serving millions of users. Own production services end-to-end.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design reliable software with TypeScript, Python, or C#. Your work includes REST or GraphQL APIs, data modelling, system architecture, and observability. You will collaborate with product and frontend teams while applying engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and deploy production backend services end-to-end
  • Design and version REST or GraphQL APIs
  • Make decisions about data models and service boundaries
  • Query relational and NoSQL databases for use cases
  • Write tested code and configure observability

Requirements:

  • Five-plus years of software engineering experience
  • Hands-on TypeScript, Python, or C# experience
  • Modern Git workflows, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure experience
  • System design, SQL, and NoSQL database knowledge
  • Strong debugging and English communication skills

Bring TypeScript expertise, architectural judgment, and backend ownership to Kake’s remote engineering community.